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SICKS6SIX S Hey hey we're the Monkee's. When I watched this film I thought I was trapped in the TV set. Shouting I want it to stop. Let me out. I'll get you for this. The Monkees made their escape. I was half expecting them to come flying through the TV screen or maybe the bathroom mirror. No point talking about acting qualities or script. The cinema photography is the same as the TV series they made. Bubble gum entertainment, and that isn't a bad thing. Don't expect a work of art or anything exceptional but the message of the film speaks volumes about the entertainment business. Nothing can get in the way of the ratings. People's privacy. Their family's and friends privacy mean nothing when Hollywood comes calling. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review Alec B The Monkees weren't much more than a quartet of goofball musicians and singers, but that kind of low stakes energy is what makes the stream of consciousness, dreamlike narrative enormously fun. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Dave S Before collaborating on Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens in the early ‘70s, Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson worked together on the inexplicably bad Head, a truly horrible mishmash of often psychedelic vignettes starring The Monkees, probably the least psychedelic personalities of the time period. There is no plot to speak of, the acting is uniformly bad, none of the segments are the least bit funny or interesting, the editing is annoying at best, and the movie studiously avoids any hit songs by The Monkees. The ONLY reason to watch is to look for cameos by a disparate group of celebrities, including the likes of Frank Zappa, Annette Funicello, Sonny Liston, Victor Mature, and Teri Garr, among others. It's hard to imagine anyone liking this, with the possible exception of die-hard fans of The Monkees. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/20/23 Full Review Tabitha B Ummmmm lol. This a Monkees movie lol Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/11/23 Full Review Joanne R I think certainly something you can appreciate more as you get older. If you are looking for a longer version of the TV show then you are going to be disappointed, however, looking at it as an experimental late 1960s film I think it is one of the best. From dancing in a vacuum cleaner to being literally ripped apart from fans and (spoiler alert) committing suicide at the end there is never a dull moment. While the music is a departure from their bubble gum pop days and has an edge to it, it is enjoyable and the dreamlike "As we go along" is very relaxing In conclusion, enjoy a trip back to the 1960s in every sense Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/21/22 Full Review Audience Member I watched this back to back with Easy Rider this week. Both are iconic films, but both are also problematic. This one fares a little better, I think, because the comedic elements are pretty successful throughout. But there's very little to tie together the disparate scenes and situations. Still, the Monkees have a great screen presence and very fun sense of humor in addition to be pretty decent musicians. Easy Rider captures the strange mentality adopted from Kerouac and the Beat generation where you don't ever talk directly to your conversation partner. Instead, you make dramatic pronouncements which only serve to confuse the situation. A perfect example of this is the Peter Fonda character insisting that "We blew it" in response to the Dennis Hopper character's assertion that they are now rich and can retire. I love the Jack Nicholson character. He's street savvy in a small town sort of way, and he understands the necessity of recognizing one's limits. The Dennis Hopper character, too, is very likeable. He reminds me of some crazy friends I've had over the years who maintain an exuberance surrounding life that often seems a little naive. I don't care for the Peter Fonda character, but I have to say that Fonda plays the part well. He's the overly confident jerk who thinks he's the thoughtful one but is really just moody and morose. And, somehow, as in real life, certain people gravitate toward this obnoxiousness. I think Easy Rider could have benefitted from less pomp and posturing and more fun and adventure. The Mardi Gras scenes could have been expanded while the scenes with obnoxious locals could have been reined in a bit. Also, why do they have to die in the end? What is accomplished by that? To show how evil and obnoxious Southerners were? I think it's enough that Nicholson's character died. The movie would have come off better if it hadn't tried to portray 1960s America in such a bleak fashion. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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